RPS Imaging

01/09/2023

"Plan for what is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small" - Sun Tzu. We recently held our 2023 Business Strategy Meeting to review and discuss our goals for the upcoming year. We are very grateful to Valparaiso University for hosting our meetings for the past 15 years. The University setting is a great environment to spur creative ideas and spirited discussion.

A big part of our culture is also to celebrate success, and we recognized several milestones with that we accomplished as a team. What better way to celebrate than to enjoy a piece of cake! As an organization we are truly blessed to have great associates, best-in-class vendor partners, and most importantly unbelievable customers.

On to 2023!

12/19/2022

"Gandy Dancer" is a slang term for early railroad workers, more formally referred to as "section hands," who laid and maintained train tracks in the early years of the railroads. Being successful as a gandy dancer requires having to move like a gander but keep the rhythm.

What better spot to have a Christmas Dinner for our Detroit Service Engineers than at the Gandy Dancer restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This restored 1886 Michigan Central Depot is both an architectural landmark and elegant restaurant.

As we move quickly into the holiday season, it is important that we recognize the work that our service team accomplishes. The past few years of COVID continues to make work in the field challenging for both hospital staff and for the vendor partners that work tirelessly to insure the radiology department equipment functions at an extremely high level.

Special thanks to everyone that works hard to improve patient care, and happy holidays to all!

11/30/2022

"Fantastic Voyage" by the group Lakeside was a very popular R&B song back in the day, and it accurately describes my personal "fantastic voyage" which began at the McCormick Place "Lakeside" Center in Chicago, IL. Thirty years ago on November 28, 1993 was my first experience at the Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. "Overwhelmed and Wow" are two great words that would have been used to describe what was witnessed. After all these years, these descriptive words are still very appropriate!

Just three weeks earlier, a career change had taken place which brought me to a world that was extremely different from my clothing and sporting goods retail management background. RPS Imaging was a very small Radiology Sales and Service Distribution Company that was trying to survive in an extremely competitive marketplace. Our major film vendors were Kodak, DuPont, and Konica (before Minolta). On the equipment side it was Del Medical and Summit Industries. We still are proud to distribute Konica, Del Medical, and Summit radiology equipment and have added Samsung Radiology Equipment and Ultrasound to the portfolio.

Our industry has changed dramatically over the years. There is one item that remains constant, what we do is noble. We all strive to better patient care and improve workflow for all the tireless and talented healthcare workers. The challenges in recent years have been almost overwhelming, but we are not only surviving but exceling with our efforts.

Over the years the vendors change at the RSNA, but the commitment of those that work in the trade has not. At RPS Imaging we continue to be awestruck by what we see and hear at the RSNA. It is our "Super Bowl", and we are fortunate to have it in our backyard. Our team is very blessed to be a part of an industry that helps to improve and save lives on a daily basis.

01/18/2021

Compassion gives us the ability to understand someone else's situation and the desire to take action to improve their lives. We have been very fortunate to work with The Midwest Orthopaedic Center in Peoria, IL. for the past eight years. We have witnessed their Doctors, Management Team, and Radiology Staff incorporate this emotion in their daily routine. Their efforts to “give back” to the local High Schools and Illinois Central College is admirable.

Special thanks to Lisa, Raul, Julie, and Milt for posing with their newest Samsung GC85 Radiology Room. Milt Getz – Director of Clinical Operations and his team chose this room based on the fully automated stitching (long bone & scoliosis), low dose, and outstanding image quality. We have been blessed to assist with their ongoing commitment to Patient Care.

12/25/2019

05/24/2019

Join us next weekend on Belle Isle for the Detroit Grand Prix! RPS Imaging is proud to be providing imaging equipment for the race weekend.

02/27/2019

RPS Imaging is proud to be attending the CIA Spring Assembly again this year. Stop by our booth to see the Samsung GM85!

02/18/2019

Most customers know RPS Imaging as a premier equipment & equipment service organization. But did you know that we can supply a wide array of imaging accessories as well? Each quarter we will be highlighting a few unique products/vendors in our Focal Point publication.